Paradise Lost (oratorio)
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Paradise Lost is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, inspired by John Milton’s epic poem and blending Romantic orchestral writing with dramatic choral and vocal forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradise Lost (oratorio) canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn | Paradise Lost (epic poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | John Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic music ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 19th-century German oratorio tradition ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| musicalFeatures |
Romantic orchestration
ⓘ
dramatic choral writing ⓘ operatic-style solo scenes ⓘ |
| notableCharactersDepicted |
Adam
GENERATED
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Eve GENERATED ⓘ God GENERATED ⓘ Satan GENERATED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
chorus
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orchestra ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| structure | multi-part oratorio ⓘ |
| style | large-scale sacred work ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Biblical story of the Fall of Man ⓘ |
| textSource | German libretto after Milton ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between good and evil
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creation and fall of Adam and Eve ⓘ divine justice ⓘ temptation and disobedience ⓘ |
| title | Paradise Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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